After traumatic brain injury (TBI), some patients may recover completely, while others retain severe disabilities. Accurately evaluating prognosis is challenging in patients on life-sustaining therapy.

In animal studies, keeping brain NAD + levels in balance prevented Alzheimer’s from developing. Even more striking, restoring NAD + balance after the disease was already advanced allowed the brain to repair damage and fully recover cognitive function.

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A four–amino acid peptide called CAQK has shown powerful brain-protective effects in animal models of traumatic brain injury. Delivered through a standard IV, it zeroes in on injured brain tissue, calming inflammation and reducing cell death while improving recovery.

For people with brain injury, mattering to others is not only about being valued; it’s also about being given the chance to recover to our full potential.

ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff shares his story of severe brain injury recovery. Jan 10, 2011— -- It is hard to remember how I felt at that very moment when my life changed in an instant. Although I had covered wars for years as a journalist I never ...